I was lost while the day I arrived, bcus it is really hard to find the hotel. however, I went to another hotel and ask them where the hotel is, the surprising comes the staff come and pick me up and told me how can I find the hotel easily.

Nice hotel, nice design and cozy room. Its very close to MRT station and the attraction places.There are many local restaurants around the hotel.

The staff are so nice, even speak English also no problems. I request to change the room, and the staff allowed me to change the room when the room available.
Nice Hotel, and nice room. I have a good memory for the 5 nights that I stayed at there. Will choosing this hotel again when I being to Seoul again. I like it so much.

We arrived after a long flight, check in was easy and the staff were friendly - our room was one of the older ones but did have good wi-fi however there were no tea/coffee facilities in the room and the air conditioning was not very effective and blew any cool air towards the door and not into the room, we did query this on our way out for dinner that evening and they said to remind them on our return and they would see into it, but when we returned it was a little cooler so it was ok.

We made 3 separate bookings at this hotel and the following day we changed rooms to a more modern one (see next review)

Not forgetting it's great location, being at the subway station (5 min walk) with 3 lines intersection. Surrounding the hotel are eateries. Insa-Dong is also about 10 min walk away. Many places of interest are within walking distance.
Overall, I am satisfied with this hotel and will use it again when I visit Seoul.

The location of the hotel is very good, near the subway Line 1 and Line 2 with 5 mins walk from the subway station.

It is very easy to take the subway to go to any places. Nearby the hotel only have 7-eleven, but no need to worry about if you hungry at the midnight, because have some local food shop near the hotel, the taste are not bad.

We stayed here for two nights. It was absolutely the right choice. The location is great, but a little bit too far from Jongno 5-ga station if you don't like walking.

The staff were brilliant, so helpful. The only thing that let our stay down was that the aircon broke down for both nights of our stay, and the hotel is on the main road - so if you open the window, you let all the noise in as well! But I'm not going to hold that against the hotel and will put it down to just bad luck.

My small but well designed room met all of my needs and was clean and fairly quiet. Staff was nice and responsive to any needs.

I like the modern features of the room. The exact hotel location was a bit difficult to find for taxi driver, however, the hotel is in a very central location and just a short walk to subway, Jongro 3ga entrance.

the hotel has a good location near insadong. the staff are very friendly, the rooms are clean and the location is also quiet.

it is 5 minutes walking distance from multiple subway stations. there are lots of restaurants around in the area.
seoul53 is a good design hotel perfectly suited for tourists. it has a charming and welcoming character being a good second home. free wifi on every floor.
they even offered breakfast, though quite basic (banana + egg + muffin + coffee).

It was very comfortable staying many days at the hotel. The staff were very friendly and told us if we needed anything we can inform them like room cleaning or refill of water bottles etc.

There were free wifi provided and it was very fast so there was no problem with using the Internet. The tv provided us with entertainment when it was too late for us to go out. It was easy finding the hotel after exiting from Jongno,5,go subway as we walk for 2 minutes we can see the sign tong hotel. Just need to turn left after a small bakery. Shuttle busstop to airport was also easy as it was along the same pathway towards dongdaemun maybe 2 busstops down there is a busstop with the aeroplane sign. Very easy, 10000won per person straight to the airport. Overall, enjoyed my stay at Hotel Tong and will come back here again if in Seoul. Hotel is locked after 1am but a code is given for us to open the doors so it is very safe for us to come back late at night. Communicating was not so much a problem with the staff. They can converse reasonably well in English or Mandarin. Thank you to a particular staff who ran with us in the rain while pulling our luggages as we were making our way to the airport shuttle bus busstop. We didn't manage to thank him enough. Diagonally across is the gwangjang market and we enjoyed eating good food like ddeokbokki and the mayak kimbab and bbindadeok. Super good and cheap too. Very worth it to stay here.

it might seem hard to find if you've never been there before but it is very near the jongno-5(o)-ga mrt statition on line 1 which is very central and convenient.

let's give a definitive guide:
1) at jongno-5-ga station exit 13 or 14. if exit 13, you come out at family mart to the back; at exit 14, you pass by a few pharmacies before you spot family mart.
2) enter the street jongro-5-ga-31-gil. this is full of eating places, mostly closed in the morning though.
3) 7-11 is the next landmark, but this is a little distant and just within sight of family mart.
4) beyond the 7-11, hotel lees is the next landmark, and this is quite nearby.
5) you turn into alley just after hotel lees. at night the blue sign for amiga innostel will be lit to guide you, but during the day, it's unfortunately tucked away and not visible.
6) amiga innostel is just a little way up the alley.
the district is rather grubby since it is full of drinking and eating places but the hotel itself is spotless. the room itself was definitely spacious enough, since it slept 3. you can only check in at 3pm though but they will bring your bag up then.

The location is good, you can reach a lot of restaurants nearby and to Insadong. The hotel location in a quiet area 👍🏻
The staff is nice and polite.

The breakfast was good, I expected to have even worse for that price. The room is tiny but still comfortable. The only thing that could be better is towels. I think you should change them for a new one.

The location is in close to the city center (or basically the spots you want to visit), the hosts were friendly, the hostel itself was neat and adorable!
The only thing was that I think the street we’re in has some shady shops but it’s really not that big of a deal and there are plenty good restaurants nearby!

I really enjoyed staying here for 5 days. Nearest subway station (Jeonpo Exit 2) is like a one minute walk from the guesthouse.

The staff are really nice and accomodating. Plus the food, internet connection and facilities are really nice. I will really recommend this to my family and friends. P.S - also a walking distance from Ihwa Mural Village, Naksan Park & Marrioner Park ☺

We did a last minute booking because other plans had fallen through and got a very good rate. It's a fairly new, modern place with bright colours and a design concept.

Staff is very friendly and tries to help as much as possible. Rooms are very small but functional. The bathroom on the other hand was surprisingly large compared to the room size. The location is conveniently close to the subway and very central. A good place to stay if you don't mind the tiny rooms.

Bibimbap lived up to its photos portraying it as one of the nicest hanok guesthouses in the Insadong area.

We got open floor space for our 1-year-old to toddle around in, plus A/C and a private bathroom. The "innkeeper" spoke fantastic English and was very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was yummy bibimbap; coffee was a little weak for our tastes but not a big deal. Best of all, Insadong street, the Cheonggyecheon stream and Changdeokgung palace were all within 10-15 minutes walking distance. We only stayed 2 nights but were able to see a lot without having to navigate subways or buses. Well worth the money, especially since we got a flash sale deal online.
Note: Individual rooms don't lock from the outside, but there is a passcode to get into the guesthouse as a whole.

The way Seoul’s natives barge past you on the Metro, we hadn’t felt very welcome in the city; that was until we checked into Hyosundang Hanok Guesthouse.

Our hosts were very sweet and helpful. From cleaning off the suitcases we had just dragged through the snow, to bombarding us with complimentary towels, and – despite the language barrier - advising us on places to visit.
Sleeping on the matted ground had never much appealed to me, but proved surprisingly comfortable. The charming traditional rooms, coupled with ‘ondol’ style under-floor heating, making for a base we couldn’t wait to get back to of an evening.
The shower was clean, strong and hot… and I already mentioned the abundance of towels. I’ve noticed there have been a couple of bad reviews lately; but struggle to see why. My guess would be they owe to the biting winter weather, -14°C, enough to make anyone cranky!

Good location, go out from exit 10 dongdaemun subway station, then turn right on the 2nd alley. Not too big but very nice interior decoration, and very clean, they provide everything, soap, shampoo, toothbrush-toothpaste, towel, slippers .

24hours open kitchen with milk-cereal, instant noodle, fruits, orange juice, eggs, bread-jam-butter, just cook & clean for Urself eveytime U want. They provide washing machine also.
It's better to contact them when is the exact time U will arrive, or at least tell if U are on the way there, We arrived at midnight but the staffs wait for us patiently.
It's a highly recommended place to stay and will surely comeback again :)

First thing we need to thanks Mr Lee who provided us a very very good service during our stay at Hyosunjae Hanok Guesthouse.

It was a great , relaxing and wonderful place to stay . Very close to tourist attractions , train station ( Anguk ) , korean traditional market , shopping centre. I will choose this place again if I go holiday at seoul next time . You will not regret if you choose this guesthouse. Thanks Shirlyn Tan

a very good stay at Hanok Guesthouse
real traditional Hanok ; very polite, attentive and nice owners ; superb location in Seoul
We enjoyed our stay very much.

Sarangchae Hanok Guesthouse is easy to find, easy to reach by subway, and very well located in a very interesting neighbourhood (Bukchon & Insadong). The owner is very friendly & polite, it was an very good experience. We would definitely come again !!! Thanks again for our enjoyable stay at Sarangchae Hanok Guesthouse.
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Firstly, the most impression thing is the house holder can speak very well english, she gave us lots valuable information when travelling.

Yoo's Family house near the main attraction point like two famous palaces, can go directly on foot. If you want to experience the traditional korea house with lower price, defenitely, Yoo's Family is your choice. Really nice

The first time warm friendly environment.That's what I felt when I first set foot in this hotel.
The owner was really kind, and helpful as we know absolutely nothing about the city.

The great place to broaden our horizon as we could chat with another travelers around the globe since this hotel has a garden in the middle for us guest to gather. It's beautiful at night.
The price is reasonable since it is located in the heart of city,just 5 minutes from anguk station exit 3. Anguk station is near from Insadong shopping area, Gwanghwamun square, hanok village, and some palace. So if you want to experience to stay in the traditional korean house in the middle of the city, this is the right place.

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